Papers of Kevin Hardy, development engineer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography from 1972 to 2011 and founder of Global Ocean Design LLC. He is known for the speed records of his human powered submersible SubDUDE and for his unmanned landers, which have reached the deepest parts of the ocean. The collection includes correspondence, planning materials for events and projects, photographs, and audiovisual recordings.

Kevin Richard Hardy was born in Buffalo, New York in 1953. He was hired as a development engineer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 1972 while studying engineering at San Diego State University. Hardy organized the World Submarine Invitational races while at SIO, which developed standardized timing methods for submarine races. He led the team which designed and built the submersible SubDUDE, which entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992 as the fastest human-powered non-propeller submersible. Hardy also organized the many events and projects associated with Scripps Institution of Oceanography's centennial year in 2003, including organizing the Oceans 2003 conference held in San Diego.

6 Linear feet (15 archival boxes, 1 flat box folder, 5 map case folders)

Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.

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